Jay Sawyer is an emerging artist whose business, Stemwinder Sculpture in Warren, is focused on creating art from salvaged materials. The wine trail story profiles the Maine Winery Guild and The Maine Wine Trail.

We also have added a quick-response barcode on the cover. This allows anyone to scan it with a smartphone or reader-equipped cellphone to link to our website, www.TheRealMaine.com wherever you are. Peter Palermo of Elm Street Printing and Graphics assisted with this technological enhancement.

The magazine contains more than 650 listings of Chamber member businesses, ranging from tourism and hospitality members to business services, including contractors, graphic designers, insurance providers, employment agencies, computer services, financial institutions, dentists, human services and more. It contains information on recreational activities, cultural attractions, shopping, accommodations, dining, calendar of events and more.

If you are a resident, business or visitor, our magazine is a valuable resource for many of your needs throughout the year, so be sure to pick up a copy. For those of you who have guests coming to visit, we can mail them a copy of the magazine in advance of their trip, so please call us.

Tim Seymour of Tim Seymour Designs LLC of Camden did the graphic layout of the magazine. Phelps Bristol at the Chamber assisted with proofreading. Steve and Edie Bryant of Needful Things and Services will deliver the magazines to hundreds of chamber members starting in May. Knowlton Moving and Storage provides storage of the 2011 inventory in the upcoming year. Peter Horch and Horch Roofing transports the magazines from storage to our office throughout the year. Ted Skowronski of ChelTed Gallery posted the online flipbook version on our website.

Shari Closter is the interim executive director of the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce. For more information, call 596-0376, email shari@therealmaine.com or visithttp://www.TheRealMaine.com.